Bucks County Community College (BCCC), which has a 60-year history of bringing world-renowned authors to Newtown, invites the public to hear authors Jennifer Tseng and Amy Small-McKinney read from their works as part of its ongoing Wordsmiths Reading Series.
The free event is open to the public and takes place on Friday, September 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Tyler Hall on the Newtown Campus. It will be followed by a book signing and reception. BCCC is located at 275 Swamp Rd in Newtown with ample free parking. click here for a campus map and directions, said officials.
Jennifer Tseng
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Tseng, a poet and fiction writer, was born in Indiana and raised in California by a first-generation Chinese immigrant engineer and a third-generation German-American microbiologist. Her flash fiction collection “The Passion of Woo & Isolde” (Rose Metal Press 2017) was a Firecracker Award Finalist and winner of an Eric Hoffer Book Award. Her novel “Mayumi and the Sea of Happiness” (Europa Editions 2015) was shortlisted for the PEN American Center’s Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction and the New England Book Award. She’s also the author of four award-winning poetry books, including her most recent “Thanks for Letting Us Know You Are Alive” published by University of Massachusetts Press in 2024. Tseng serves as the final judge for the 2025 Bucks County Poet Laureate competition, administered by the College.
Amy Small-McKinney.
Credit: BCCC
Small-McKinney is the author of six poetry books. Her new book “& You Think It Ends” was released in March by Glass Lyre Press. Her second full-length book of poems, Walking Toward Cranes (Glass Lyre Press, 2016), won the Kithara Book Prize.
The Wordsmiths Reading Series is another way BCCC connects the community with the region’s vibrant literary heritage. The College – which was founded in 1964 and opened its doors the following year – has a long history of hosting literary greats, including poet Allen Ginsberg and many award-winning authors.
The Wordsmiths Reading Series is funded by the College’s Cultural Affairs Committee. To learn more, you can contact the School of Language & Literature at langandlit@bucks.edu, call 215-968-8150 or click here.